Suspect in 5 Camden County robberies, sex assault seen in video

WOODLYNNE — Authorities have released surveillance images and video of the person they suspect of five recent robberies in the area.

The culprit’s latest target was Lilly’s Market in the 2000 block of Woodlynne Avenue, in Woodlynne, authorities said.

He reportedly walked into the store just before 7 p.m. Sunday and asked for a pack of cigarettes. He was told the store didn’t have the brand he desired, authorities were told, but he gathered some items in the store and approached the counter as if about to make a purchase.

He then allegedly drew a silver handgun and took money from the register. The culprit reportedly locked the front door and told the woman working the register to enter the restroom.

He then locked the restroom door, exposed himself to the employee and tried to have her perform a sex act, authorities said. The woman pretended not to understand him, they explained, and the robber fled.

A still image from video provided by the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.

The accused is described as black, and about 5-feet, 4-inches to 5-feet, 5-inches tall. He wore a gray hooded sweatshirt, black jacket and ski mask.

He is also suspected in robberies at Woodlynne Avenue and Evergreen Avenue, in Woodlynne on Nov. 11; at the Xpress Mart in the 2500 block of Woodlynne Avenue Nov. 14; at the Mucha Luncha Store in the 3000 block of Mount Ephraim Avenue, Haddon Township on Nov. 19; and at Delmonte News in the 2900 block of Mount Ephraim Avenue, Camden on Nov. 20.

All five robberies occurred in the same area, “and the suspect is generally described as dressing like the person in the (surveillance) video, with a white hooded sweatshirt, black jacket and silver handgun,” the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office announced.

He had an accomplice with him in the first four incidents, but not the latest — at Lilly’s Market — investigators said.

Anyone who can identify the robber is asked to immediately call 911 or Prosecutor’s Office Detective Paul Audino at 856-225-8449. Information can also be emailed to ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org.